Nutritional epigenetics education improves diet and attitude of parents of children with autism or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Table 4 Changes in intake of whole and/or organic food pre- and post-intervention

Survey questions (questions begin with “During the past month, how many times did you …?”	Pre-intervention		Post-intervention
	Test	Control	Test	Control
…eat crab or oyster (fresh, frozen, or canned)?1	4	2	6	1
…drink unflavored milk (non-fat, 2%, or whole)?2	7	5	7	4
…eat product made from unsweetened, unflavored milk (plain yogurt, cottage cheese, white cheese)?3	9	9	10	8
….eat fresh or frozen fruit (bananas, oranges, apples, strawberries, blueberries, etc.)?2	10	10	10	10
…eat canned vegetables (spinach, green beans, corn, peas, mixed vegetables, tomato, etc.)?4	5	5	2	4
…eat frozen vegetables (spinach, green beans, corn, peas, carrots, mixed vegetables, etc.)?2	3	5	3	3
…drink 100% fruit or vegetable juice (apple, orange, grape, tomato, etc.)?3	4	5	6	6
…eat salmon or sardines (frozen, fresh or canned)?3	3	1	4	1
…eat poultry (chicken or turkey)?2	9	7	8	9
…eat red meat (hamburger, beef, pork, lamb, etc.)?3	10	10	8	10
…eat nuts or seeds (Brazil, sunflower, pine, almonds, sesame seeds, peanuts, pecans)?3	4	6	6	5
…eat dark green vegetables (romaine lettuce, spinach, broccoli, kale, Swiss chard, collard or other greens)?2	7	5	7	3
….eat brown rice?1	7	5	9	6
…eat oatmeal?1	6	8	8	7
….eat foods prepared with organic flour?1	4	3	9	4
…eat organic produce?1	5	10	10	10
….eat organic processed foods (bread, cereal, etc.)?1	3	9	8	10
Total diet score	100	105	121	101
mean	5.88	6.176	7.12	5.941
SD	2.47	2.811	2.39	3.152

¹Score = 1 if “rarely (once or twice a month), once a week, several times a week, pretty much every day (1-2 servings)”.

²Score = 1 if “several times a week, pretty much every day (1-2 servings), several times a day (3 or more servings)”[45].

³Score = 1 if “once a week, several times a week, pretty much every day (1-2 servings)”.

⁴Score = 1 if “once a week, rarely (once or twice a month)”.